Improvement in boxing for covernk-nthe shafting op machinery



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. MARQUIS s; o F, DAMEN, WISCONSIN.

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The Sche-dnleyireferred lto vizrthese Letters Patent and making part of the same,

Be it known that I, lid-Aeolus4 11i. .logins ofJJn-ieu,l

in Walworth connty,A inthe State 'of- -Wisconsin,'haye invented anew and usefullliln'pr einen-consistingin the method of laying shaftinf -on All maehinery'yand the manner of applying th` une o revolving shafts;

l andlzdo hereby declare tb', ollowingis afulland,` exactdescriptionfthereoil ference-.being hadto the 1 annexed or accompanying drawings and the letters of reference, marked th'ereon`,'j.theisrne' lett-ers of reference representing the samepaifts. in each drawing,` Thenatnre of myinventionr'eonsists of safety-box-H ing, of a.,cylindricallform,"made4 of wood or V.met.al,"ir';

sections, 'to accommodate A1any required size or lengths- Aof shaft, to pl'eventaccident by being caught by shaft- "ing,` .while in motion,` by clotliifn'gor otherwise. .l

` By having'the boxing sti-arranged that, when any fsubstan'eeis caught-by the 'bo 'nggpwhen` in mot-ion,

."theboxing-would be in thereby preventing` acoid topped on reversed, being drawn' around theshaft, which so often u'ltedinI instant 'death or horrible mutilation. l

Fignregl is avertioal-ci'ossfseotion of boxing, onen l and ready to be coupled toshaft; also,seetion of shaft.

`Figure 2 is `a Asection of boxing coupled"v to shaft ready for use.

Figure 3 is a yvertical cross-section of boxingg'packing, and shaft.'

A is the shaft. O, lthe rubber packing. B, the boxing. l

l D is the staple which holds the rubber strap holding both sections of boxing, B, together.

The boxing B being in two parts is easily put on Vto shafting without uncoupling the gearing, and may be `done when 'machinery is in motion, and applicable as' 'woll to perpendicular as horizontal shafts. y

'O is ,a leather key,.taeled to the boxing/to hold theruhber strap down. ,i

I claim anddesireto secure by Letters Patent- 1 vThe;cylinderB,V divided lengthwise inthe center,

and provided with rubber packing, or its equivalent',

at or neartheir ends, hinged together by the elastic.' l bands F, withthe vstrap 1) and key G, all constructed-V and arranged as herein shown and set forth.

Witnesses: MARQUIS R. JONES.

O. H. GILBERT, GEORGE H VANSLYKE. 

